Senegal’s pink lake is on the verge of disappearing — how to protect it
The lake’s waters are virtually devoid of life, with the exception of a few microscopic algae and bacteria
Good News: Great Indian Bustards lay 20 eggs
Four of the birds laid two eggs each in Rajasthan’s Desert National park; authorities say conservation efforts are paying off
Sustainable Development Goal 15: World off track on protecting life on land, finds UN report
Overall progress in 12 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa reversed
Geneva Biodiversity Conference: Countries debate ‘aspirational goals‘ amid unprecedented biodiversity loss
The crucial global framework to stop biodiversity loss is already delayed by two years due to the pandemic
What makes humans unique? Scientists compare genomes of 240 species to uncover secrets of mammalian evolution
Mammals diversified when continental landmasses began drifting apart, notes study
Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases
Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …
Thirty one per cent of world’s cacti facing threat of extinction: IUCN
Unscrupulous collection of live plants and seeds for trade and private ornamental collection affects 47 per cent of the threatened species
Monarch butterflies face risk of extinction due to habitat loss
The number of monarch butterflies in hibernation colonies of Mexico has reached a 20-year low, says report
The world is heading towards mass extinction, study suggests
Previous study had claimed that climate change is accelerating the risk of such extinction
Red sanders not endangered anymore
This is the first time since 1997 that red sanders has been placed under the ‘near threatened’ category by International Union for …
Madagascar’s ancient baobab forests are being restored by communities — with a little help from AI
Deforestation driven by slash-and-burn agriculture and vanishing of large-bodied animals that would spread the boabab seeds major reasons for decline
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself
2023 in a blink: 10 top wildlife stories of the year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023
World Biodiversity Day: Ever more important amid COVID-19 pandemic
Various levels and forms of biodiversity such as ecosystems, species, genes across all taxonomic ranges are threatened, and facing an alarming …
Should we bring back the dodo? De-extinction is a feel-good story, but these high-tech replacements aren’t really ‘resurrecting’ species
A section of scientists have argued that de-extinction will eventually help restore ecosystems. But others disagree
Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Earth’s climate moderator is warming, faster
Oceans are heating up as they cross their natural capacity to sink carbon and atmospheric heat induced by GHGs emissions. It will further …
No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants
Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …
‘An individual’s genome carries information shaped over millenia of evolutionary history’
Down To Earth spoke with Aryn P Wilder, co-author of one of 11 research papers providing insights into mammalian evolution
Only 3,000 tigers left in the world, says IUCN
While India has registered an impressive growth in the tiger population, studies reveal that the big cats could be wiped off the face of the …
Planet in early stages of sixth mass extinction, claims study
Study by international team of scientists says this time extinctions are being caused by human activities
Saltwater crocodiles are slowly returning to Bali and Java. Can we learn to live alongside them?
Historically, crocodiles lived throughout the Indonesian archipelago but were killed off in Bali, Lombok and Java
Can agriculture fuel mass extinction?
We must make gradual changes and develop agriculture according to the principles of life on the planet
How long will life on Earth survive?
Scientists say events like volcanic activity, an expanding sun, asteroids or a freezing core may bring about destruction
Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report
The findings of the first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services are important in the light of the ongoing Supreme …
1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans
The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …